Metaxya | |
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Metaxya rostrata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Cyatheales |
Family: |
Metaxyaceae Pic.Serm. |
Genus: |
Metaxya C.Presl |
Type species | |
Metaxya rostrata (Kunth)
C.Presl
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Species | |
Metaxyaceae distribution | |
Synonyms | |
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Metaxya is a neotropical genus of ferns in the order Cyatheales. It is the only genus in the family Metaxyaceae in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). [1] Alternatively, the genus may be placed in the subfamily Metaxyoideae of a more broadly defined family Cyatheaceae, [2] the family placement used in Plants of the World Online as of November 2019 [update]. [3]
The species of the genus are characterized by large fronds that approach 8 ft (2.5 m) in length.
As of January 2023 [update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [3]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Metaxya contamanensis Tuomisto & G.G.Cárdenas | Peru to Bolivia | |
Metaxya elongata Tuomisto & G.G.Cárdenas | Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá, Venezuela | |
Metaxya lanosa A.R.Sm. & Tuomisto | Peru, Venezuela (Amazonas) to Guyana. | |
Metaxya rostrata (Kunth) C.Presl | Mexico (Chiapas), Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela | |
Metaxya scalaris Tuomisto & G.G.Cárdenas | Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela |
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